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mr. obama will head to the west bank tomorrow. he will see the palestinian president tomak luta boss. he will bring the same message -- the bosnian president, mahmoud abbas. he will bring the same message, that it is time to get to the negotiating table. >> for more on what president obama hopes to accomplish on this visit, we spoke here every time ago to martin and dick, now director of the foreign-policy at brookings institution. for coming in. very cordial between the two men. do you think real differences remain between them over iran? but there are inevitably some differences between israel, a small country in iran posing neighborhood, and the united states, which has more than 1000 nuclear weapons in its arsenal. iran is not about to attack the united states. having said that, the president has put out a timeline of a year. mr. netanyahu has not contradicted him. and i do not think he wanted to show any difference during this visit, for sure. he does not want any daylight to show between the president and prime minister. but
mr. obama will head to the west bank tomorrow. he will see the palestinian president tomak luta boss. he will bring the same message -- the bosnian president, mahmoud abbas. he will bring the same message, that it is time to get to the negotiating table. >> for more on what president obama hopes to accomplish on this visit, we spoke here every time ago to martin and dick, now director of the foreign-policy at brookings institution. for coming in. very cordial between the two men. do you...
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in exchange, mr. obama will agree to negotiate with republicans over spending cuts. on wednesday, the president met separately with house democrats to prepare them for the coming compromises. according to congressman jerry conley, who was at the meeting. conley says obama told house democrats they, quote, need to be prepared to give and take, unquote. and quote, we weren't going to win everything, unquote. financial markets cheered the breakthrough. the dow rose 272 points moments after the breakthrough announcement. but the debt ceiling proposal will not end the government shutdown. republicans and democrats remain at loggerheads over the 2014 federal budget. >>> question, what made president obama change his position on negotiating with the republicans over the debt ceiling? >> well, because inc. it would have been a catastrophe for the country if they hadn't found some way to begin talking about it, and the country would have reacted in a plague on both your houses. i think that's something he had to avoid if he's going to be president for the next three years. we
in exchange, mr. obama will agree to negotiate with republicans over spending cuts. on wednesday, the president met separately with house democrats to prepare them for the coming compromises. according to congressman jerry conley, who was at the meeting. conley says obama told house democrats they, quote, need to be prepared to give and take, unquote. and quote, we weren't going to win everything, unquote. financial markets cheered the breakthrough. the dow rose 272 points moments after the...
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mrs. obama grew up not far from where he spoke. and mrs. obama is a true south cider. she calls herself that. he talked about that at the school. and you know, in chicago when you say you are a south cider, that is something you say with an enormous amount of pride. so obama by identifying with the neighborhood of which he adopt odd when he came to the city twice, first as a community organizer, maybe by chance and then by choice after harvard law school, he knew this was his home and his speech reflected that. now-- . >> warner: and how did coming to chicago, how did today's event have the example of hadiya pendleton, how does 245 fit into his strategy for pushing for changes in the gun laws? >> i think it works because if you-- i think there is a belief among the obama team that if you make it personal, you could go over the heads of the members of congress. you could try to dilute the second amendment argument to say no, this isn't about anyone trying to take your rights away. it is about saying that if you sign a piece of paper saying that you are buying a gun, you
mrs. obama grew up not far from where he spoke. and mrs. obama is a true south cider. she calls herself that. he talked about that at the school. and you know, in chicago when you say you are a south cider, that is something you say with an enormous amount of pride. so obama by identifying with the neighborhood of which he adopt odd when he came to the city twice, first as a community organizer, maybe by chance and then by choice after harvard law school, he knew this was his home and his...
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mr. obama's approval rating has dropped to 39%. with 54% disapproving of the job he is doing as president. among independents, 63% disapprove. 30% approve. among women, 51% disapprove. 40% approve. worse still, 52% of respoon daunts say mr. obama is not honest or trustworthy. 44% still trust obama. question, what part did bill clinton's advice play in president obama's decision to hold a news conference on thursday to announce his fix for the insurance policy cancellation. susan. >> white house officials told us in a conference call they have been working on this for a week. they made a point of saying that yesterday. but i think what the president said, the former president said forced all -- covered all the democrats who really oppose what's going on and forced the president to do something to accommodate the democrats who have gone to the white house several times to say, do something about this. then out came the dean of the democratic party essentially saying, this thing is a mess, you have to keep your promise. the president
mr. obama's approval rating has dropped to 39%. with 54% disapproving of the job he is doing as president. among independents, 63% disapprove. 30% approve. among women, 51% disapprove. 40% approve. worse still, 52% of respoon daunts say mr. obama is not honest or trustworthy. 44% still trust obama. question, what part did bill clinton's advice play in president obama's decision to hold a news conference on thursday to announce his fix for the insurance policy cancellation. susan. >> white...
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the russian reaction to mr. obama's proposal was restrained "we cannot negotiate with the united states indefinitely on the reduction and limitation of nuclear weapons bilaterally while a number of other countries continue to expand their nuclear and missile potential. the process of disarmament should become multilateral." so said russia's deputy foreign minister. the principal other country that concerns russia is china. russia and china share a lengthy and porous border. the two countries fought a border war with one another 52 years ago while the u.s. believes china has as low as 250 nuclear warheads, the russians believe the chinese nuclear arsenal numbers 1800 warheads. >> question should president obama have given his nuclear arms reduction speech in beijing ins(ead@of berlin? mort. >> it would have helped, i think, but it's clearly we've had some good experience more in reducing r nuclear warheads and in their -- also going along with that reduction, putin has no inntion of doing that at this stage of th
the russian reaction to mr. obama's proposal was restrained "we cannot negotiate with the united states indefinitely on the reduction and limitation of nuclear weapons bilaterally while a number of other countries continue to expand their nuclear and missile potential. the process of disarmament should become multilateral." so said russia's deputy foreign minister. the principal other country that concerns russia is china. russia and china share a lengthy and porous border. the two...
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president obama's response in this interview is any indication that he won't be reappointed. mr. obama's candid comments are being widely interpreted on wall street as him getting the boot. during the recession in 2009, emergency bailouts of wall street had a strong backlash. he embarked on a number of town hall meetings around the country to repair the feds image. the rising income inequality spurred the occupy wall street movement to take to the streets in 2011, protesting the same bail outs. the recessions lingering effects, 7.6 unemployment, the lowest labor force participation rate in 30 years and millions of long-term unemployed may have soured president obama on fed chairman bernacki. his high is on his presidential legacy. if and when he leads the fed, his likely successor is janet eline, a reserve governor appointed by mr. obama who is in favor of lowering unemployment. the feds twin mandate by the way is to control inflation and maintain full employment. >> what are your impressions? >> i think he's going to leave. listening to the president talk, it sounds like someone
president obama's response in this interview is any indication that he won't be reappointed. mr. obama's candid comments are being widely interpreted on wall street as him getting the boot. during the recession in 2009, emergency bailouts of wall street had a strong backlash. he embarked on a number of town hall meetings around the country to repair the feds image. the rising income inequality spurred the occupy wall street movement to take to the streets in 2011, protesting the same bail outs....
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obama's itinerary where mr. obama speaks directly to business leaders. no coincidence that it's where new chinese leader made his recent high profile african stop. in addition to the first lady and their two children, mike froman will be riding along on air force one. a key purpose of trip is to establish ties. to accomplish that, business leaders will join in the trip at some point. this may be the largest u.s. trade delegation to visit africa since the late commerce secretary ron brown took hundreds of business people to africa during the clinton presidency. >> question, is president obama vying for influence with china in africa. >> first of all china's trade in that region is 200 billion. ours is half that. it makes sense for us to be there and get in on the game, as the president and chief advisor said. i think it's important for us to go down and address this and bring the business leaders along. i think that makes the trip seem a little more worth while. but the trip has a hefty price tag. i hope we get good trade deals out of it. >> do you know w
obama's itinerary where mr. obama speaks directly to business leaders. no coincidence that it's where new chinese leader made his recent high profile african stop. in addition to the first lady and their two children, mike froman will be riding along on air force one. a key purpose of trip is to establish ties. to accomplish that, business leaders will join in the trip at some point. this may be the largest u.s. trade delegation to visit africa since the late commerce secretary ron brown took...
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mr. obama had joined the call in 2009, but hasn't pushed since. today abbas seemed to reaffirm that insistence, though he didn't use the word condition. >> ( translated ): it is the duty of the israeli government to at least halt the activity so that we can speak of issues. and when we define our borders and their borders together, each side will know its territory in which it can do whatever it pleases. so the issue of settlement is clear. >> warner: but the president said pre-conditions for talks were counter-productive. >> we do not consider continued settlement activity to be constructive, to be appropriate, to be something that can advance the cause of peace. if the only way to even begin the conversations is that we get everything right at the outset, or at least each party is then we're never going to get to the broader issue, which is how do you actually structure a state of palestine that is a sovereign, contiguous, and provide the palestinian people dignity. >> warner: the president also met with young palestinians, many of whom have los
mr. obama had joined the call in 2009, but hasn't pushed since. today abbas seemed to reaffirm that insistence, though he didn't use the word condition. >> ( translated ): it is the duty of the israeli government to at least halt the activity so that we can speak of issues. and when we define our borders and their borders together, each side will know its territory in which it can do whatever it pleases. so the issue of settlement is clear. >> warner: but the president said...
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obama. >> ladies and gentlemen, the first lady of the united states, mrs. michelle obama. >> brown: and the vice president. ♪ hail to the chief and the president himself greeted by official music (hail to the chief). and by chants from the crowd. >> obama! brown: then the ceremonies got underway. the former chair of the naacp and widow of the slain civil rights leader delivered the invocation. >> we invoke the prayers of our grandmothers who taught us to pray, "god, make me a blessing." let their spirit guide us as we claim the spirit of old. there's something within me that holds the reins. there's something within me that banishes pain. there's something within me i cannot explain, but all i know, america, there is something within. there is something within. >> brown: perhaps the most rousing moment of the day came from the brooklyn tabernacle choir singing "battle hymn of the republic." ♪ his truth is marching on ♪ marching on >> brown: and then the first oath taking as supreme court justice sonia sotomayor the first of the president's two appoint
obama. >> ladies and gentlemen, the first lady of the united states, mrs. michelle obama. >> brown: and the vice president. ♪ hail to the chief and the president himself greeted by official music (hail to the chief). and by chants from the crowd. >> obama! brown: then the ceremonies got underway. the former chair of the naacp and widow of the slain civil rights leader delivered the invocation. >> we invoke the prayers of our grandmothers who taught us to pray,...
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mr. obama is the first u.s. president to visit costa rica since bill clinton. mr. obama meets the costa rican president and other leaders of the central american integration system, or sica. sicato encourage economic coop encourage economic cooperation among member states costa rica belize, el el salvador, hondura nicaragua, panama and the dominican republic. question, what is the number one on president obama's costa rica agenda? susan. >> i think strengthening the ties between the united states and this meshings so-america part of the world. i think he went there for a reason, that people feel his attitude has shifted, that they weren't getting a lot of attention from him, and i feel like he wants to strengthen economic ties. he's also talking about trying to help them with their security problems, trying to deal with the gangs and drugs. i think what he wants most of all, when he gets there to talk to these countries, there's many countries involved, getting them to work together to deal with their major security problems there, dealing with their drug war issue
mr. obama is the first u.s. president to visit costa rica since bill clinton. mr. obama meets the costa rican president and other leaders of the central american integration system, or sica. sicato encourage economic coop encourage economic cooperation among member states costa rica belize, el el salvador, hondura nicaragua, panama and the dominican republic. question, what is the number one on president obama's costa rica agenda? susan. >> i think strengthening the ties between the...
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the chinese would like a very strong statement from mr. obama about the openness of the u.s. to chinese investment. we've got one of the biggest fields on the table now which is about pork, heaven help us if that can't get through, then the two countries have got a real problem. >> rose: explain that. because the chinese have bought smithfield. >> they have put in an offer for smithfield pork in virginia which i think is the largest pork producer in the u.s. the big sensitive problem in u.s.-china investment has been the factor, which is why telcoes for example, and-- are so sensitive but in this ca the supply chain is clean food going from the u.s. to china. and if that is going through a national security process now, voluntarily by the companies, and i think china wants to see, you know, a very clear statement that the u.s. will not discriminate against china on investm >> rose: so it will be in the interest of the relationship that this deal does not run into the kind of roadblock it did when the on swrekt was an oil company. >> oh, yeah. i mean if this deal doesn't get t
the chinese would like a very strong statement from mr. obama about the openness of the u.s. to chinese investment. we've got one of the biggest fields on the table now which is about pork, heaven help us if that can't get through, then the two countries have got a real problem. >> rose: explain that. because the chinese have bought smithfield. >> they have put in an offer for smithfield pork in virginia which i think is the largest pork producer in the u.s. the big sensitive...
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because mr. obama thinks voter antishutdown backlash will boost the current democratic majority in the senate next year. and possibly result in the democratic taking over of the house of representatives. republicans think a one-year delay in the individual mandate will mean healthy individuals will defer buying insurance. and those with preexisting conditions will rush to sign up. this in turn, means higher insurance premiums in 2014 for everybody. winning this battle with this unforgettable shutdown gives the winners an advantage in the 2014 midterm elections. so the shutdown has put us in the middle of a power game. >> question, who will end up taking the rap for the shutdown? or both the houses? >> tell me how barack obama can blame the republican party for shutting down the government of the united states when three times the republicans in the house have voted to fund every department, every agency, and every program of the government except for one. when the house is repeatedly voted, tried
because mr. obama thinks voter antishutdown backlash will boost the current democratic majority in the senate next year. and possibly result in the democratic taking over of the house of representatives. republicans think a one-year delay in the individual mandate will mean healthy individuals will defer buying insurance. and those with preexisting conditions will rush to sign up. this in turn, means higher insurance premiums in 2014 for everybody. winning this battle with this unforgettable...
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america. >> mr. obama making clear that he sees africa as a fast developing region. >> all too often the world overlooks the amazing progress that africa is making him a including strengthening that africa is making, including strengthening democracy. -- as his multi-cad -- as his motorcade sweeps industries, he receives an enthusiastic welcome. people are looking not just for aid from the u.s. but also increasingly trade and investment. already, the chinese have been making inroads in africa, with many top-level visits in recent years. china has become a powerful player in the region am a with plenty of lucrative deals already signed. forcing the americans to now play catch-up. hopes tohe white house do this is by emphasizing the historic links between president obama's and africa. today, the president and his family are visiting an island off of the coast of senegal. a delimited century, it was at the the heart of the slave it was athe which -- the heart of the slave trade. >> for more on the presi
america. >> mr. obama making clear that he sees africa as a fast developing region. >> all too often the world overlooks the amazing progress that africa is making him a including strengthening that africa is making, including strengthening democracy. -- as his multi-cad -- as his motorcade sweeps industries, he receives an enthusiastic welcome. people are looking not just for aid from the u.s. but also increasingly trade and investment. already, the chinese have been making inroads...
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do you think that mr. obama is right to have such confidence in him? >> i think he is. you can see he has made , freeing upreforms the press, making economic and political reforms generally. i think president obama is right in trying to encourage him. obviously there are a lots. human rights problems, violence problems, after they have been isolated so long, they need help and encouragement to continue with the reform process. >> it's really did look like quite a lot of progress had been made. my impression over the past few weeks in that area is that there has been an uptick of violence, particularly involving woodlands and perhaps authorities are not doing much to protect those minorities. does it look as good as it did at the of this year? >> maybe. forward,en two steps one step back. you do have the communal violence between muslims and buddhists, which is tragic. terriblyt be surprised, actually. they have been suppressed forever. with the military takes its grip off, all kinds of animosity will come out and express itself. has the military done enough? maybe not.
do you think that mr. obama is right to have such confidence in him? >> i think he is. you can see he has made , freeing upreforms the press, making economic and political reforms generally. i think president obama is right in trying to encourage him. obviously there are a lots. human rights problems, violence problems, after they have been isolated so long, they need help and encouragement to continue with the reform process. >> it's really did look like quite a lot of progress had...
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unless mr. obama can convince the senate otherwise aid to egypt will halt. that threatens the strategic partnership in effect since the historic 1979 camp david peace accord. before last week's crackdown the obama administration urged egypt's military to allow the pro-morsi street protests to continue. this alarmed allies like saudi arabia, the united arab emirates and jordan. they sent emmasarys. their reasoning is this. the struggle in egypt is a battle between islamic radicalism and secularism. and only one side can win. our regional allies believe president obama has been searching for a nonexistent middle ground between the muslim brotherhood and egypt's secularists. after the crackdown which left hundreds dead and thousands injured, threats to cut off aid have come from the european union and the united states. but saudi arabia and the gulf state, notably qatar, and the united arab emirates, have pledged an outlay of 12 billion, nearly 0 times america's military aid to egypt to support the interim government. question. is the u.s.-egyptian relationship
unless mr. obama can convince the senate otherwise aid to egypt will halt. that threatens the strategic partnership in effect since the historic 1979 camp david peace accord. before last week's crackdown the obama administration urged egypt's military to allow the pro-morsi street protests to continue. this alarmed allies like saudi arabia, the united arab emirates and jordan. they sent emmasarys. their reasoning is this. the struggle in egypt is a battle between islamic radicalism and...
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the following day mr. obama met with reporters to clarify what he meant by quote, unquote flexibility. quote, i think everybody understands that. if they haven't, they haven't been listening to my speeches. i want to reduce our nuclear stockpiles. and one of the barriers to doing that is building trust and cooperation around missile defense issues. and so this is for the a matter of hiding the ball. i'm a record, unquote. well, if russian president vladimir putin got obama's message, it didn't change his plans to expand and modernize russia's nuclear weaponry. notably a new nuclear submarine armed with 16 state of the art icbms, intercontinental ballistic missiles. the new suck has been christened and it is the first of eight such subs been christe are to add it to russia's navy. question, dispute continue's defense buildup mark the beginning of a new cold war with russia? yes or no? clarence page? >> i'd say no. putin loves to play poker. this looks like a bar beganning chip to me -- bargaining chip to me
the following day mr. obama met with reporters to clarify what he meant by quote, unquote flexibility. quote, i think everybody understands that. if they haven't, they haven't been listening to my speeches. i want to reduce our nuclear stockpiles. and one of the barriers to doing that is building trust and cooperation around missile defense issues. and so this is for the a matter of hiding the ball. i'm a record, unquote. well, if russian president vladimir putin got obama's message, it didn't...
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. >>> okay, mr. obama. now, mr. putin. quote, a new opportunity to avoid military action has emerged in the past few days. the united states, russia, and all members of the international community must take advantage of the syrian government's willingness to place its chemical arsenal under international control for subsequent destruction. judging by the statements of president obama, the united states sees this as an alternative to military action, unquote. >>> question. does president putin read president obama right? are the three leaders, including bashar al assad willing to diffuse the crisis over the use of nerve gas in syria? obama, putin and al assad? >> there's a lot of self interest going on here. the president said they crossed a red line. he needs to deliver on his, his warning. putin doesn't want loose chemical weapons in that area of the world, because they could find their way into parts of russia. he has a vested interest in a stable syria with assad surviving. the only way assad survives is he gives up che
. >>> okay, mr. obama. now, mr. putin. quote, a new opportunity to avoid military action has emerged in the past few days. the united states, russia, and all members of the international community must take advantage of the syrian government's willingness to place its chemical arsenal under international control for subsequent destruction. judging by the statements of president obama, the united states sees this as an alternative to military action, unquote. >>> question. does...
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mr. obama meets with mexican president enrique pena nieto. >> brown: then, we look at the fight over access to the morning after pill. a federal judge had ruled it should be available over-the- counter to women and girls of all ages. but the obama administration is now appealing that decision. >> woodruff: ray suarez reports on iraq's bloody april with bombs and other attacks killing more than 700 people, raising fears of a sectarian civil war. >> brown: we talk to google's eric schmidt and jared cohen about the intersection of technology and democracy and the promise and pitfalls of the new digital age. >> privacy becomes more important in this new interconnected world because we need privacy, we all-- everyone wants it and i think you're going to have to fight for it. >> woodruff: and we close with a surprising archeological find in jamestown that tells a bleak story of the early colonists' struggle with starvation. >> from my experience working with prehistoric skeletons, this is absol
mr. obama meets with mexican president enrique pena nieto. >> brown: then, we look at the fight over access to the morning after pill. a federal judge had ruled it should be available over-the- counter to women and girls of all ages. but the obama administration is now appealing that decision. >> woodruff: ray suarez reports on iraq's bloody april with bombs and other attacks killing more than 700 people, raising fears of a sectarian civil war. >> brown: we talk to google's...
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mr. obama visited as a senator. but his administration is now keeping it's distance from the country's newly elected president, uhuru kenyatta. he is under indictment by the international criminal court on charges he bankrolled post- election ethnic killings in 2007. this is only mr. obama's second presidential trip to sub-saharan africa. the other was a 22-hour stop- over and speech in ghana in 2009. his predecessor, george w. bush made multiple trips to africa, pushing his multi-billion dollar aids funding program-- pepfar-- and a major debt relief plan. and president bill clinton was widely praised for the economic development spurred by his african growth and opportunity act or a.g.o.a. so far, there are no big-ticket items on president obama's agenda this trip. but he did today pledge to extend the a.g.o.a. which expires in two years. for more on the president's visit and his administration's performance in africa, we turn to sarah pray, senior policy analyst for africa at the open society foundation. and todd
mr. obama visited as a senator. but his administration is now keeping it's distance from the country's newly elected president, uhuru kenyatta. he is under indictment by the international criminal court on charges he bankrolled post- election ethnic killings in 2007. this is only mr. obama's second presidential trip to sub-saharan africa. the other was a 22-hour stop- over and speech in ghana in 2009. his predecessor, george w. bush made multiple trips to africa, pushing his multi-billion...
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and the following 3 1/2 years, mr. obama and administration officials repeated this promise. so many times that the white house website, white house.gov now has 102,000 matches for the words, quote, you can keep your insurance, unquote. this week, president obama went to boston on the same day health and human services secretary appeared on capitol hill. the obama mission, a 9/11 emergency rescue of obama care after its disastrous october rollout. the tactic, defend and attack. broke out concerning 10 million americans who have health coverage under individual or small group plans. they are getting notice from insurance companies that obama care regulations mean that when it comes to keeping their current plans, no, they can't. white house spokesman is already elastsizing, adding a triple x sized caveat. the canceled plans were substandard and the new mandatory often costlier plans will be better. once the exchange website works, that is. the secretary apologized for the faulty website, but not the mass cancellation. house energy and commerce committee chairman chasing the un
and the following 3 1/2 years, mr. obama and administration officials repeated this promise. so many times that the white house website, white house.gov now has 102,000 matches for the words, quote, you can keep your insurance, unquote. this week, president obama went to boston on the same day health and human services secretary appeared on capitol hill. the obama mission, a 9/11 emergency rescue of obama care after its disastrous october rollout. the tactic, defend and attack. broke out...
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and the following 3 1/2 years, mr. obama and administration officials repeated this promise. so many times that the white house website, white house.gov now has 102,000 matches for the words, quote, you can keep your insurance, unquote.
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what mr. obama will hear from his israeli counterparts is israel is very jittery. they are preparing for a fallout as syria disintegrates and hezbollah rearms. >> we are getting ready to shoot back and to be much more aggressive or much more decisive in this war in order to make this war and as quick as possible. mereve years ago as a presidential candidate, barack obama net and family rebuilding their home after a rocket attack from gaza. whatever impact he made then has long worn off. >> he says he is like any other color vision but acknowledges he has been a very good friend to israel. and a difficult trip. you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come, pope francis celebrates his first public mass as leader of the catholic church, showing signs of changes to come already. just six months after being shot in the head by the taliban today, a girl returns to school. targeted for campaigning to get girls the same rights and was back inmallalah the classroom in britain. she said she missed her classmates from pakistan. she also said she is looking forward
what mr. obama will hear from his israeli counterparts is israel is very jittery. they are preparing for a fallout as syria disintegrates and hezbollah rearms. >> we are getting ready to shoot back and to be much more aggressive or much more decisive in this war in order to make this war and as quick as possible. mereve years ago as a presidential candidate, barack obama net and family rebuilding their home after a rocket attack from gaza. whatever impact he made then has long worn off....
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mr. obama demands of will to pay their fair share of taxes but he is just another elitist hypocrite when it comes to his fair share of security. protection for his kids and gun- free zones for hours. -- for ours. >> at the white house, and jay carney called the ad cover the. the nra says that the ad is not aimed at anyone's child in particular. anyone who says otherwise is changing the topic and missing the point. sales have gone through the roof. can the president moving mountain this time around? >> no, and it is true public opinion has changed, there is more desire for gun control than ever but i do not think congress will budge on the big stuff. what the nra did was odious. i think the president is on the high ground, but he will not get real gun-control done. >> the 23 executive actions were fairly trivial, nothing major about it. i think it will not have any effect. it was the appearance of motion. the three big items on the table for the congress, assault weapons ban, limit on the
mr. obama demands of will to pay their fair share of taxes but he is just another elitist hypocrite when it comes to his fair share of security. protection for his kids and gun- free zones for hours. -- for ours. >> at the white house, and jay carney called the ad cover the. the nra says that the ad is not aimed at anyone's child in particular. anyone who says otherwise is changing the topic and missing the point. sales have gone through the roof. can the president moving mountain this...
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as the leader of the free world, mr. obama renewed
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mr. obama said this is the time to act, but the gun lobby organization the nra dismissed the plan as an attack on firearms. mark has the story. >> the massacre of these 26 innocencts has changed the mood of the nation according to the president. youngsters urged him to change the law. he needs to bring the heart strings of his country to challenge gun culture. >> americans from every background can stand up and say we have suffered too much pain and care too much about our children to allow this to continue. in change will come. >> he signed a 23 orders, mostly small-scale, mainly tightening existing legislation. real change will need new laws, which many in congress will oppose. the new gun controls would mean a ban on semiautomatic assault weapons, a limit to the number of all with a magazine can hold, and i wrote checks for everyone buying a gun. >> are the president's kids more important than yours? >> the national rifle association has put out of hard- hitting advert. the white house
mr. obama said this is the time to act, but the gun lobby organization the nra dismissed the plan as an attack on firearms. mark has the story. >> the massacre of these 26 innocencts has changed the mood of the nation according to the president. youngsters urged him to change the law. he needs to bring the heart strings of his country to challenge gun culture. >> americans from every background can stand up and say we have suffered too much pain and care too much about our children...
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. >> warner: mr. obama had spent much of the day in israel and the west bank, visiting landmarks commemorating the history of the jews and one of christianity's s holiest treasures safeguarded by the palestinians. he had a few words when he got to yad vashem, the memorial to the six million jews murdered in the holocaust. >> here, on your ancient land, let it be said for all the world to hear: the state of israel does not exist because of the holocaust. but with the survival of a strong jewish state of israel, such a holocaust will never happen again. >> warner: the president then mr. obama was driven there through the israeli checkpoints and security wall separating israel from the west bank, after a sudden sandstorm grounded the president's chopper. it was perhaps a too-perfect metaphor for the tangled peace process he leapt back into this week. from there, it was a short flight to amman, capital of jordan, first arab state the president has visited since the uprisings erupted in the region two year
. >> warner: mr. obama had spent much of the day in israel and the west bank, visiting landmarks commemorating the history of the jews and one of christianity's s holiest treasures safeguarded by the palestinians. he had a few words when he got to yad vashem, the memorial to the six million jews murdered in the holocaust. >> here, on your ancient land, let it be said for all the world to hear: the state of israel does not exist because of the holocaust. but with the survival of a...
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mr. obama joined by relatives of the victims has just spoken from the rose garden at the white house. ben wright joins me now in the studio. what did he say? said theesident minority of the members in the senate have let the american people down. he was livid. there was a presque -- press conference by harry read in the last few minutes, too. they know that's the chances of gun reform in the wake of that massacre, they have died. they had hoped it would shift to back projects for people wanting to buy guns on the internet. numbers.not have the forry to pass, they needed 60 votes. that is the threshold in the senate. for it, 46 against. >> i understand that the president was calling members of the senate last week trying to get them to come on board with this gun legislation. we know the families of the new town victims have also been making their case for these background checks. 90% of the american public wants these background checks. what happens in the senate? >> early on, the white h
mr. obama joined by relatives of the victims has just spoken from the rose garden at the white house. ben wright joins me now in the studio. what did he say? said theesident minority of the members in the senate have let the american people down. he was livid. there was a presque -- press conference by harry read in the last few minutes, too. they know that's the chances of gun reform in the wake of that massacre, they have died. they had hoped it would shift to back projects for people wanting...
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during a joint news conference with the swedish prime minister mr. obama did his best to internationalize the red line. prime minister rhinefeld said sweden could only support action against syria if it were authorized by the united nations. the u.n. sent a team of inspectors to syria to verify the use of the nerve gas sarin. eight years ago in 2005, also, the u.n. security council authorized sanctions against syria. resolution 1636 punished syria for a terrorist attack in lebanon that killed a then former prime minister of lebanon, but chemical weapons being so horrific may have struck a nerve in world opinion enabling president obama to elude the u.n. and build international support against syria unchallenged by the u.n. by the way, the u.n. was the brainchild of former president franklin deleanor roosevelt who conceived of the world body, the u.n., as a way to prevent a third world war. british prime minister winston churchill joined him in the effort. the u.s. is the largest contributor to the united nations. get this, $4.3 billion this year alon
during a joint news conference with the swedish prime minister mr. obama did his best to internationalize the red line. prime minister rhinefeld said sweden could only support action against syria if it were authorized by the united nations. the u.n. sent a team of inspectors to syria to verify the use of the nerve gas sarin. eight years ago in 2005, also, the u.n. security council authorized sanctions against syria. resolution 1636 punished syria for a terrorist attack in lebanon that killed a...
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the big challenge for mr. obama and mr. lu is getting something done will require coming to agreement with congress, and there the philosophical divide is so wide, that makes getting something done very challenging. >> ifill: part of the divide is health care. this is the time when the rubber hits the road in terms of implementation. this is a cabinet member who is not leaving. >> i think one of the reasons she has job stability and we see with some of the the appointments getting confirmed. there has not been a head of the-- one of the subcabinet appointments in him h.s., the head of the center for medicare and medicaid services since 2006, in the middle of bush's bs second term because it is so difficult to get that through the senate. it would be hard to imagine trying to replace kathleen sebieluous, which is probably a good thing, because she has so much to do this year, getting the affordable care act up and running, most of it in times for january 1, 2014, plus all of these budget debates that are going on that will i
the big challenge for mr. obama and mr. lu is getting something done will require coming to agreement with congress, and there the philosophical divide is so wide, that makes getting something done very challenging. >> ifill: part of the divide is health care. this is the time when the rubber hits the road in terms of implementation. this is a cabinet member who is not leaving. >> i think one of the reasons she has job stability and we see with some of the the appointments getting...
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and it is mr. obama's own self-imposed ban on any transfers to that country which is primarily kept them locked up. >> ifill: still in a tough position. charlie savage of "the new york times", thank you so much. >> thank you. >> woodruff: and you can watch all of mr. obama's press conference on our web site. and still to come on the newshour, the political challenges ahead for the president and congress; an update on the investigation into the boston bombings; the problem of prescription drug abuse; and a debate about recent moves to restrict abortions in the states. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. will food and drug administration approved over its counter sales of the morning after birth pill for girls 15 and old. before now it was only able to those 17 and over. earler-- earlier the judge ordered the age restrictions be lifted but the fda said it was in the works before the judge's order. three nato service members were killed in a roadside bombing in southern afgh
and it is mr. obama's own self-imposed ban on any transfers to that country which is primarily kept them locked up. >> ifill: still in a tough position. charlie savage of "the new york times", thank you so much. >> thank you. >> woodruff: and you can watch all of mr. obama's press conference on our web site. and still to come on the newshour, the political challenges ahead for the president and congress; an update on the investigation into the boston bombings; the...
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what's mr. obama's pay? $400,000 a year. this is income, and it is subject to standard income taxation, and those taxes are due april 15th, roughly a week from now. sequester cuts worth $85 billion to the vend this september, and 1 boy 2 truly i don't know over a deck kid have settled in slowly so far. the president's salary is exempt from sequestration. that is the forced budget cuts that automatically cut federal spending on march 1. everyone is taking a hit. white house visitor tours are closed. so are certain local air- traffic control towers. federal agencies will come under further strain in the coming weeks. certain u.s. government departments are expected to close on certain days, and then sequestration impact the economy full force, and that will impact politics. so this presidential budget cut may easy sequestration backlash. chuck hagel, the defense secretary, makes $19,700,000. he also took a pay cut worth 14 furlough days to share the pain take 14 days of unpaid leave. question, does the white house really think
what's mr. obama's pay? $400,000 a year. this is income, and it is subject to standard income taxation, and those taxes are due april 15th, roughly a week from now. sequester cuts worth $85 billion to the vend this september, and 1 boy 2 truly i don't know over a deck kid have settled in slowly so far. the president's salary is exempt from sequestration. that is the forced budget cuts that automatically cut federal spending on march 1. everyone is taking a hit. white house visitor tours are...
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mr. obama said last year that if the regime used such weapons, it would cross a red line of its own. >> i've instructed my teams to work closely with all other countries in the region and international organizations and institutions to find out precisely whether or not this red line was crossed. i will note, without at this point having all the facts before me, that we know the syrian government has the capacity to carry out chemical weapon attacks. we know that there are those in the syrian government who have expressed a willingness to use chemical weapons if necessary to protect themselves. i am deeply skeptical of any claim that in fact it was the opposition that used chemical weapons. the broader point is, is that once we establish the facts, i have made clear that the use of chemical weapons is a game changer. >> warner: both leaders spoke extensively about iran and about the different timetables the countries are on for possible military action to prevent an iranian nuclear weapon.
mr. obama said last year that if the regime used such weapons, it would cross a red line of its own. >> i've instructed my teams to work closely with all other countries in the region and international organizations and institutions to find out precisely whether or not this red line was crossed. i will note, without at this point having all the facts before me, that we know the syrian government has the capacity to carry out chemical weapon attacks. we know that there are those in the...
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aides said mr. obama briefed him on the arms cut proposal, but putin did not mention it today. instead, he again raised objections to a u.s. anti- missile system being deployed in europe. but russia's deputy prime minister said moscow couldn't take the proposal for further cuts in nuclear arms seriously, while the u.s. continues building a system to intercept those weapons. and putin's foreign policy advisor yuri ushakov said any negotiations on arms reductions would have to include other nuclear powers as well. the federation of american scientists estimates france, china and britain have 200 to 300 nuclear weapons, each, while israel, india, and pakistan have roughly 100 apiece. the u.s. and other nations are pressing north korea and iran to halt their nuclear programs. the north koreans have carried out three nuclear test explosions, but have not shown they can mount a warhead on a missile. iran denies its nuclear program is meant to produce weapons. for reaction to mr. obama's calls for further nuclear arms reductions, we're joined by eric edelman, underscretary of defense
aides said mr. obama briefed him on the arms cut proposal, but putin did not mention it today. instead, he again raised objections to a u.s. anti- missile system being deployed in europe. but russia's deputy prime minister said moscow couldn't take the proposal for further cuts in nuclear arms seriously, while the u.s. continues building a system to intercept those weapons. and putin's foreign policy advisor yuri ushakov said any negotiations on arms reductions would have to include other...
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mr. obama voiced support for a new media shield law. but he said freedom of the press must be balanced against national security as well. >> when i've still got 60,000- plus troops in afghanistan and i've still got a whole bunch of intelligence officers around the world who are in risky situations in outposts that in some cases are as dangerous as the outpost in benghazi, then part of my job is to make sure that we're protecting what they do, while still accommodating for the need for information or the need for the public to be informed and be able to hold my office accountable. >> woodruff: and on a third front, the white house is trying to deflate criticism of its response to last year's attacks on u.s. diplomatic facilities in benghazi, libya. last night, officials released some 100 pages of e-mails related to the initial administration public talking points, that eventually dropped any reference to terrorist threats or al qaeda. house speaker john boehner said today it's a good first step, but, he said, the administration must do m
mr. obama voiced support for a new media shield law. but he said freedom of the press must be balanced against national security as well. >> when i've still got 60,000- plus troops in afghanistan and i've still got a whole bunch of intelligence officers around the world who are in risky situations in outposts that in some cases are as dangerous as the outpost in benghazi, then part of my job is to make sure that we're protecting what they do, while still accommodating for the need for...
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mr. obama has given no direct signal about his intentions. but in his state of the union address last week, he promised action on the broader climate issue. >> the last four years our mission of the dangerous carbon pollution that threatens our planet have actually fallen. but for the sake of our children and our future, we must do more to combat climate change. >> woodruff: to that end, the administration is also mulling tougher rules to curb emissions from coal-fired plants in a push toward cleaner energy. as for keystone, the state department oversees cross-border pipelines and could release its recommendation as early as march. >> woodruff: we have our own debate on the pending decision and the many issues at stake. bob deans is with the n.r.d.c., the natural resources defense council, one of many groups organizing yesterday's protests. and scott segal is a lobbyist and partner with firm of bracewell and guiliani. the firm represents a number of energy companies pushing for the keystone extension. gentlemen, welcome to you both. >> thank
mr. obama has given no direct signal about his intentions. but in his state of the union address last week, he promised action on the broader climate issue. >> the last four years our mission of the dangerous carbon pollution that threatens our planet have actually fallen. but for the sake of our children and our future, we must do more to combat climate change. >> woodruff: to that end, the administration is also mulling tougher rules to curb emissions from coal-fired plants in a...